diff --git a/htdocs/artefact/peerassessment/lib.php b/htdocs/artefact/peerassessment/lib.php
index fc3087d7858892f20294b4b8ed88752d4f8d1af7..2f7c9e7d2f3a919ca7b0b508976009571c6e42d7 100644
--- a/htdocs/artefact/peerassessment/lib.php
+++ b/htdocs/artefact/peerassessment/lib.php
@@ -401,35 +401,19 @@ class ArtefactTypePeerassessment extends ArtefactType {
 
         $where = 'pa.view = ? ';
 
-        // If the signoff block is also present on the page then we restrict things differently
-        $withsignoff = record_exists('block_instance', 'view', $viewid, 'blocktype', 'signoff');
-        if ($withsignoff) {
-            // If the view is signed off, select public assessments
-            // or if viewing as page owner, select public assessments
-            // or if viewing as assessment author, select assessments owned by author
-            $where.= 'AND ((vsv.signoff = 1 AND pa.private = 0) ';
-            $where.= '    OR (a.author = ?)';
-            $where.= '    OR (pa.private = 0 AND a.owner = ?))';
-
-            $values = array($viewid, $userid, $userid, $block);
-            $joinsignoff = ' JOIN {view_signoff_verify} vsv ON vsv.view = pa.view ';
-        }
-        else {
-            // select assessments that are published
-            // or select assessments where the user is the author, published or not
-            $where.= 'AND ( (pa.private = 0) ';
-            $where.= '    OR (a.author = ?))';
+        // select assessments that are published
+        // or select assessments where the user is the author, published or not
+        $where.= 'AND ( (pa.private = 0) ';
+        $where.= '    OR (a.author = ?))';
 
-            $values = array($viewid, $userid, $block);
-            $joinsignoff = '';
-        }
+        $values = array($viewid, $userid, $block);
 
         $result->count = count_records_sql('
             SELECT COUNT(*)
             FROM
                 {artefact} a
                 JOIN {artefact_peer_assessment} pa
-                    ON a.id = pa.assessment' . $joinsignoff . '
+                    ON a.id = pa.assessment
                 LEFT JOIN {artefact} p
                     ON a.parent = p.id
             WHERE ' . $where . '
@@ -454,7 +438,6 @@ class ArtefactTypePeerassessment extends ArtefactType {
                     $ids = get_column_sql('
                             SELECT a.id
                             FROM {artefact} a JOIN {artefact_peer_assessment} pa ON a.id = pa.assessment
-                            ' . $joinsignoff . '
                             LEFT JOIN {artefact} p ON a.parent = p.id
                             WHERE ' . $where . '
                             AND pa.block = ?
@@ -485,14 +468,12 @@ class ArtefactTypePeerassessment extends ArtefactType {
                     u.deleted, u.profileicon, u.urlid, p.id AS parent, p.author AS parentauthor
                 FROM {artefact} a
                     INNER JOIN {artefact_peer_assessment} pa ON a.id = pa.assessment
-                    ' . $joinsignoff . '
                     LEFT JOIN {artefact} p
                         ON a.parent = p.id
                     LEFT JOIN {usr} u ON a.author = u.id
                 WHERE ' . $where . '
                 AND pa.block = ?
                 ORDER BY ' . $orderby, $values, $offset, $limit);
-
             $result->data = array_values($assessments);
         }